Research into PIN FRs

Research into PIN FRs

Bernhard Schartel, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM), Germany discussed durability of non-halogenated flame retardancy in E&E plastics. Stability of flame retarded polymeric materials in some applications, such as outdoor furniture, is today a...
Changsa China skyscraper façade fire

Changsa China skyscraper façade fire

One side of the 42-storey China Telecom building rapidly engulfed in flame in presumed façade cladding fire. Media reports suggest that the cause may have been a fault in an aircon unit or lighting. Official media indicate no casualties and that the fire was rapidly...
Flammable acoustic foam blamed again

Flammable acoustic foam blamed again

23 people died in a nightclub fire in Thailand, with flammable foam blamed for the rapid fire spread. The fire on 4th August in the MountainB nightclub, Chonburi Province, 150 km from Bangkok, is stated to have been accelerated by flammable soundproofing foam on walls...
Vancouver warns of battery fire risks

Vancouver warns of battery fire risks

Vancouver City fire services say lithium ion batteries have caused 5 fire deaths this year with battery fires are increasing. Five out of seven fire deaths in the city by June 2022 were caused by batteries, with five times more battery fires occurring than in 2016. A...
Review of flame retardants for battery safety

Review of flame retardants for battery safety

Overview of battery fire risks, flame retardant solutions and technology perspectives. 60 pages. 125 references. Current lithium-ion batteries stock up to 250 Wh/kg of energy, but this could in theory increase to 3 500 Wh/kg, so increasing fire and explosion risks....